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Victims from the Point Pleasant Beach fire at a motel are receiving assistance from the American Red Cross and businesses. (Published Saturday, Mar 22, 2014)

A New Jersey family is reeling after a fire that killed four people destroyed the motel where they were staying Friday, nearly 18 months after they lost their home to Superstorm Sandy.

"I lost two good friends, lost a place to live, as far as I know I lost all my clothes," said Gary Wardell, one of the victims of the blaze that broke out around 5:30 a.m. Friday at Mariner's Cove Motor Inn in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.

Ocean County Prosecutor's Office have not yet released the names of the four men who were killed in the blaze. A medical examiner conducted autopsies Saturday, but authorities are unsure when the results will be ready.

Eight others, including one first responder, suffered injuries ranging from burns to smoke inhalation to broken bones.

Federal, state and local authorities sifted through debris Saturday as part of an investigation into the fire's cause.

Crews spent part of the day focused on a second-floor corner room, where the fire may have ignited.